World crude steel production for the 65 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 137 million tonnes (Mt) in April 2014, an increase of 1.7% compared to April 2013.

New, cheap supplies from Australia, Brazil pushing global prices down Surging global supplies of seaborne iron ore will challenge Chinese producers of the raw material for steel, probably forcing some higher-cost capacity in the country to close, according ...

It was announced last year that 75 positions were to be axed at Tata Steel – the majority of these linked to the copper foundry plant.

RSM Invests in Shell Coating Plant from Omega Foundry Machinery Ltd

Grede Foundry in Berlin is laying off 77 workers as of July 1, representing 36 percent of its workforce.

Managing director of family firm Joseph & Jesse Siddons, Andrew Siddons, said that the investment being planned at its two foundries at Howard Street in Hill Top, West Bromwich, would secure the jobs of the 90 people that are currently employed on the site.

Concept and Planning Restricted the Development of Nuclear Power Industry

China's banking regulator has told local authorities to investigate iron ore financing conditions to better guard against risks, prompting a slump in iron ore futures prices that analysts say will lead to a reshuffle in the industry.News surfaced that the Chin...